French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, inaugurated Tuesday the maritime peace camp at Abu Dhabi seaport.
According to WAM, the inauguration ceremony was attended by Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE's Foreign Minister, Abdul Rahman Mohammed Al Owais, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, French Foreign Minister Dr Bernard Kouchner, Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi, Chief of Staff of the UAE Armed Forces, UAE ambassador to France Abdullah Nasser Al Amiri and French Ambassador to UAE Alain Azouaou.
Thw "Peace Camp" will host up to 500 soldiers deployed in three locations on the banks of the Strait of Hormuz: a navy and logistical base, a desert air base with three fighter planes and a training camp. "Through this base -- the first in the Middle East -- France is ready to shoulder its responsibilities to ensure stability in this strategic region," Sarkozy said in an interview with the UAE's official WAM news agency.
